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Cemal Kütahya

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Kütahya in 2019

Cemal Kütahya (6 December 1990 – 6 February 2023) was a Turkish handball player. He was captain of the Turkey national team.

Death

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Kütahya died alongside his five-year-old son in Antakya when the complex he lived in, Rönesans Rezidans, collapsed in the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake. He was 32.[1] His pregnant wife and his mother-in-law were trapped in the debris and have not been found.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Handball trauert um türkischen Kapitän Kütahya". kicker (in German). Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  2. ^ ""Deprem Felaketi: Rönesans Rezidans'ta Kaybolan Anne Ve Kızı İçin Yakınları 'Sanki Yer Yarıldı, İçine Girdiler' Diyor" - Can Kütahya" (in Turkish). 1 April 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.